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fuck it up

/ˈfʌk ɪt ʌp/

fuck it up verb: to screw up greatly; to make a mistake, usually inviting rude/worried comments from others.

Verb

fuck it up (third-person singular simple present fucks it up, present participle fucking it up, simple past and past participle fucked it up)

  1. (derogatory, vulgar) To screw up greatly; to make a mistake, usually inviting rude/worried comments from others.
    • Man, you really fucked it up this time.
    • Ooh shit, we really fucked it up this time!
  2. (slang, usually, vulgar) To go at something competently, usually in an aggressive or quick manner.
    • Yeah, Jonas! Fuck it up!!
    • Jersey fuck it up right now
    • Bmore fuck it up right now
    • DC fuck it up right now
    • Philly fuck it up right now2016, “Who Sexy I'm Sexy”, performed by Big Will

Examples of fuck it up in a sentence

  • Got some bad bitches and they 'bout to fuck it up2022, “Iffy”, performed by Chris Brown:
  • Fuck it up, burn it down, cover it all in gasoline / Light the match, turn around, level it all and flee the scene2026, “Gasoline”, performed by Story Of The Year:

Forms of fuck it up

third-person singular presentfucks it up
present participlefucking it up
past participlefucked it up
pastfucked it up
alternative formfuck up

Questions about fuck it up

What does fuck it up mean?
Fuck it up means to screw up greatly; to make a mistake, usually inviting rude/worried comments from others.
How do you use fuck it up in a sentence?
Got some bad bitches and they 'bout to fuck it up
What part of speech is fuck it up?
Fuck it up is a verb.
How do you pronounce fuck it up?
Fuck it up is pronounced /ˈfʌk ɪt ʌp/.
What is the past tense of fuck it up?
The past tense of fuck it up is fucked it up.

Words near fuck it up in the dictionary

  1. fuck finger
  2. fuck fingers
  3. fuck flu
  4. fuck if I know
  5. fuck it
  6. fuck it up
  7. fuck juice
  8. fuck juices
  9. fuck knows
  10. fuck knuckle
  11. fuck knuckles

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